EFInA
Fintech Funding Health SMEs

EFInA Unveils £2m Fund to Back Innovative COVID-19 Solutions

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) has launched a £2 million COVID Fund to support solutions that can mitigate the

COVID-19
Health

Lagos Government Rolls Out Measures to Curb Resurgence of COVID-19

Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos, the state government has announced measures to curb the

COVID
Health

Here’s Why You Still Need To Be Truly ‘Anti-COVID’

The end of this long year is approaching, and COVID-19 is still very much present; the total number of confirmed

LifeBank
Awards Health

LifeBank Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun Wins 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader

Temie Giwa-Tubosun, the founder of LifeBank has been named the winner of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Business Leader. Giwa-Tubosun

Ilara Health
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan’s Ilara Health Secures $3.75m Investment to Expand its Diagnostic Reach Across Africa

Ilara Health, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital, with participation from

Healthcare
Accelerator Health

Apply: AUDA-NEPAD Healthcare Accelerator Programme

Pandemics are increasing in frequency and severity, with devastating social and economic costs. African homegrown solutions (HGS) have the potential

FirstBank
Banking Health Partnership

LASG Partners FirstBank to Promote Access to Affordable Healthcare

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has partnered with FirstBank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie

54Gene
Health Startup Technology

54Gene Launches Human Genome Sequencing Lab in Nigeria

54Gene, a Nigerian health tech startup, has launched its human genome sequencing lab. According to Abasi Ene-Obong, 54Gene CEO, the lab

Lalibela Global
Competition Event Health Startup

Ethiopian Healthtech Startup Lalibela Global Crowned Winner of Web Summit’s PITCH Competition

The Ethiopian startup, Lalibela Global-Networks, has emerged winner of the 2020 Web Summit’s PITCH competition. The Ethiopian startup has developed a

Supplement
Health

Age Backwards: The Supplement of Youth

Medical sciences have always tried to prolong human life. It can be argued that the endless experimentation and research done